comedian vs comic

comedian and comic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comedian	Yes	No	No	No
comic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, comedian and comic are synonyms defined as:

comedian and comic: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

comedian (noun)	comic (noun)
a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
an actor in a comedy

comedian (adjective)	comic (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
	arousing or provoking laughter